Israel vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Israel
2.87 births per woman
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.07 births per woman
in 2024
Israel rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Israel
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.07 births per woman against 2.87 births per woman in Israel, a difference of 0.2 births per woman.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.82 births per woman | 6.18 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.57 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 2.49 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.07 births per woman | 5.48 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 2.87 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.92 births per woman | 4.25 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.06 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 0.5363 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.9 births per woman | 3.17 births per woman | 0.263 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Israel or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.07 births per woman against 2.87 births per woman in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Israel and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2 births per woman, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Israel ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.